Dan Daoust

Daniel Armand Daoust ( ; born February 29, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. All but four of his 522 career National Hockey League (NHL) games were spent as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Daoust was born in Montreal, Quebec, but grew up in McGarry, Ontario.

Playing career Daoust began his NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1982 after three successful junior seasons playing with the Cornwall Royals, where he scored over 40 goals twice, while recording 103 points in his final season in 1979–80, that included winning the Memorial Cup. Montreal, believing he was too small to succeed in the NHL, failed to give him much of an opportunity, and he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs on December 17, 1982 alongside Gaston Gingras in exchange for future considerations (later determined to be a third-round pick in the 1984 draft for Daoust, and a second-round pick in 1986 for Gingras).

Daoust was an immediate success in Toronto, scoring 51 points in 48 games in his first season there. Daoust relied on grit and hard work to compensate for his small stature and became a fan favorite in Toronto in the 1980s.

Daoust's point production declined dramatically from 1985-86 to 1989-90, and by 1990 his NHL career had come to a close. In late 1990, he joined the Swiss team HC Thurgau, and he was a successful player in Switzerland until 1996–97.

Daoust currently resides in Markham, Ontario with his wife Julie, daughters Josee and Melanie, and son Eric.

Coaching In April 2024, he coached the U-18 Markham Waxers hockey team into the Telus Cup tournament in Cape Breton Regional Municipality Nova Scotia, and losing to the eventual champions from Magog, Quebec both in tournament play and in the semi-finals, and missing the Bronze to the team from Calgary, Alberta in a shootout.

Awards AHL First All-Star Team (1981) NHL All-Rookie Team (1983)

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1977–78 Cornwall Royals QMJHL 68 24 44 68 74 2 1 2 3 7 1978–79 Cornwall Royals QMJHL 72 42 55 97 85 7 2 4 6 29 1979–80 Cornwall Royals QMJHL 70 40 62 102 82 18 5 9 14 36 1979–80 Cornwall Royals MC — — — — — 5 1 4 5 8 1980–81 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 80 38 60 98 106 6 1 3 4 10 1981–82 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 61 25 40 65 75 9 5 2 7 11 1982–83 Montreal Canadiens NHL 4 0 1 1 4 — — — — — 1982–83 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 48 18 33 51 31 — — — — — 1983–84 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 78 18 56 74 88 — — — — — 1984–85 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 79 17 37 54 98 — — — — — 1985–86 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 80 7 13 20 88 10 2 2 4 19 1986–87 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 33 4 3 7 35 13 5 2 7 42 1987–88 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 67 9 8 17 57 4 0 0 0 2 1988–89 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 68 7 5 12 54 — — — — — 1989–90 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 65 7 11 18 89 5 0 1 1 20 1990–91 HC Ajoie CHE.2 27 21 32 53 106 10 6 8 14 17 1991–92 EHC Biel-Bienne NDA 5 5 9 14 8 — — — — — 1991–92 SC Lyss CHE.2 25 24 16 40 58 9 3 6 9 44 1991–92 ESV Kaufbeuren 1.GBun 7 2 0 2 14 — — — — — 1992–93 HC Thurgau CHE.2 36 23 31 54 123 — — — — — 1993–94 HC Thurgau CHE.2 36 21 26 47 97 2 0 1 1 2 1994–95 HC Thurgau CHE.2 36 23 42 65 105 6 7 5 12 41 1995–96 HC Thurgau CHE.2 36 25 40 65 50 5 3 6 9 10 1996–97 HC Thurgau CHE.2 19 10 24 34 20 3 1 1 2 8 NHL totals 522 87 167 254 544 32 7 5 12 83 CHE.2 totals 215 147 211 358 559 35 20 27 47 122